In a big slap to Pakistan's face, the nation-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba claimed responsibility for the Uri terror attack that killed 20 Indian soldiers in Kashmir last month. Posters that were widely circulated on social media showed that funeral prayers in absentia for one of the Uri attackers, organised by LeT's parent organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa, will be held in Gujranwala, Pakistan.
The online poster reads, "Funeral prayers in absentia for Mujahid Bhai Abu Siraqa Muhammad Anas martyr for having killed 177 Hindu soldiers in Kashmir." Written in Urdu, it also mentions a special address by JuD chief Hafiz Saeed after the prayers. This is enough proof that Saeed is working in Punjab with the cooperation of the civilian government. Muhammad Aamir Hussaini, a journalist, said, "After such posters and such events organised by JuD, what will be the authenticity of claims made by Pakistani Foreign Office in front of International community."
After the poster gained momentum online, JuD claimed it was a hoax. However, Abbas Nasir, another journalist, posted a tweet confirming the authenticity of the poster, saying the funeral prayers were now postponed.
